The bride is the daughter of Paul and Julie Thomas of San Juan Capistrano, Calif. A 2000 graduate of Santa Margarita Catholic High School, she received a bachelor's degree in 2004 from Loyola Marymount University. She is an event planner/development office at the Los Angeles Children's Hospital in Los Angeles.

The groom is the son of Robert and Lynnette Yoshida of Medford. A 1995 graduate of North Medford High School, he received a bachelor's degree in 2000 from Oregon State University in Corvallis. He received a master's degree in 2004 from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He is an aerospace engineer with The Aerospace Corporation in El Segundo, Calif.